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My cousin, born of white British parents, lives two streets away from the house where she was born in the south of England, got called a "wetback" on facebook by someone she has never heard of or befriended because her profile mentions the year she spent studying in Mexico. Brexit made racism acceptable but electing Trump made racism preferable. And we must stand up and say that judging people by ethnicity is neither preferable nor acceptable. We must challenge the people who seek to divide us.

Wait you are broad brushing trolling into a geopolitical generalization?

This used to be a skeptic site.

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No idea why you would. I also have no idea why you would respond to my post the way you did. Hence the "boggled".

I was addressing your dismissive attitude towards concerns about a rising tide of racism and discrimination by educating you on the fact that a racist terrorist organization are big fans of Trump and feel celebratory and emboldened by his win.

I was addressing your dismissive attitude towards concerns about a rising tide of racism and discrimination by educating you on the fact that a racist terrorist organization are big fans of Trump and feel celebratory and emboldened by his win.

Where did I express this? I made a comment about rampant political correctness.....

You drew a wrong inference on to me.

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I was addressing your dismissive attitude towards concerns about a rising tide of racism and discrimination by educating you on the fact that a racist terrorist organization are big fans of Trump and feel celebratory and emboldened by his win.

As Douglas Murray likes to say, leftist justice warriors have a supply and demand problem with bigotry today. There are too many feminists and BLM members today and not enough bigotry to go around, so they've got to create their own. Hence, the epidemic of fake "hate crimes" we've been experiencing for the last ten years.

They number in the thousands. And thousands of members of a racist and violent organization newly emboldened has the power to do a lot of things.

In your imagination, maybe. But then, a lot of things can happen in your imagination amirite?

Thousands of members? In a nation of 3 million? And, really, what have we heard from the KKK recently other than the media trying their best to associate them with Trump, and KKK darling Robert Byrd making out with Hillary Clinton.

Protein: If you want a smallish group of fundamentalists in the US to worry about without looking silly, I'd suggest you look into fundamentalist Islam.

Thousands of members? In a nation of 3 million? And, really, what have we heard from the KKK recently other than the media trying their best to associate them with Trump, and KKK darling Robert Byrd making out with Hillary Clinton.

The number of overtly hostile racists can be debated forever. What is really disturbing is the number of passive racists who are blissfully unaware of how their actions empower the overt ones or collectively work to silence the voices of the minorities.

The number of overtly hostile racists can be debated forever. What is really disturbing is the number of passive racists who are blissfully unaware of how their actions empower the overt ones or collectively work to silence the voices of the minorities.

What is really, really disturbing is the sheer amount of hate and racism from the left that grows unchecked.

This is weird, as someone not exactly thrilled about a Trump victory, I was EXTREMELY miffed at all the violence coming from the anti-Trump side, that I think in no small part went to pushing people if not his way, at least away from the candidate the mobs were insisting on. After seeing my neighbors and customers' property vandalized over and over I was almost ready to go throw in a trump vote just as a middle finger to these thugs

This is weird, as someone not exactly thrilled about a Trump victory, I was EXTREMELY miffed at all the violence coming from the anti-Trump side, that I think in no small part went to pushing people if not his way, at least away from the candidate the mobs were insisting on. After seeing my neighbors and customers' property vandalized over and over I was almost ready to go throw in a trump vote just as a middle finger to these thugs

Bingo. That is why if anyone has brains on Trumps side (he doesn't have many) they would let these people stay on the front page for four years. I always felt part of the reason Bush got a 2nd term was how butt hurt they got after their defeat (and the they actually had good reason). But they way the far left whined and cried almost made people want to give the guy a legit 2nd term.

I think you'll need to put together a better argument (or even any argument whatsoever) before claiming that a "Massive Wave of Hate Crimes against minorities follows Trump election." For all we know from what you presented, hate crimes against minorities could have gone down since Trump was elected, or these attacks could just be more fakes of which we've already seen in the last couple of days.

Critical thinking failure.

Sorry, but not "critical thinking failure". These incidents and more happened. That is documented.

Your charge of "fake" is not supported by anything but you wanting to dismiss the evidence. I know of a single case (in Louisiana) that there is evidence of possible fakery, but it is Louisiana we're talking about.

Unless and until you prove all the documented incidents are fake they stand as proof of my statement.

What exactly are they protesting? Maybe we should give them a participation award so they don't feel bad for losing. (and a nice big hug)

ONE protest in Portland involved some violence. That does not negate the evidence of widespread hate attacks BY Trump supporters. I have presente4d the evidence. Perhaps you should read before you post?

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Sure, if by "embarrassing yourself" you mean "making a great point".

As Douglas Murray likes to say, leftist justice warriors have a supply and demand problem with bigotry today. There are too many feminists and BLM members today and not enough bigotry to go around, so they've got to create their own. Hence, the epidemic of fake "hate crimes" we've been experiencing for the last ten years.

Sorry, but not "critical thinking failure". These incidents and more happened. That is documented.

Your charge of "fake" is not supported by anything but you wanting to dismiss the evidence. I know of a single case (in Louisiana) that there is evidence of possible fakery, but it is Louisiana we're talking about.

Unless and until you prove all the documented incidents are fake they stand as proof of my statement.

This is an acceptable stance only it comes from a politically motivated position and politics are NOT about bringing people together...therefore the statement (in context to the rest of your post) is seeing the 'us' as a particular political culture (involving the haves and the have nots) rather than the 'us' being human beings who really should look at the way their political cultures are really platforms through which their separatist attitudes are endorsed.

Wake up. Neither 'side' has anything to do with actual unity.

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What exactly are they protesting? Maybe we should give them a participation award so they don't feel bad for losing. (and a nice big hug)

Incidentally, I made the suggestion yesterday my pro-Trump contacts on social media that perhaps they, the 'Trumpets' (as I have started calling them) should go out and meet the protesters with "Free Hugs" placards...

Time to see that politics is what is really dividing everyone...

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This is what the undercurrent of the Trump movement seems to be; some might feel they have been given a free ride with respect to racism and discrimination.

Undeniably.

But please don't let this convince you that everyone who voted Trump did so because they are bigoted, racist, white -trash good-for-nothings...It is an irrational and unsupported idea - one which is largely influencing the present 'Trump is not my President' protest movements...

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